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SCHEDULE 2U.K.Modifications to permits etc.

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Modifications relating to hazardous waste codesU.K.

1.—(1) Any reference in a permit or standard rule to an outdated hazardous waste code is taken to be a reference to the equivalent updated code in accordance with the following correlation table—

Outdated codeUpdated code
H1 (explosive)HP1 (explosive)
H2 (oxidizing)HP2 (oxidising)
H3-A (highly flammable)HP3 (flammable)
H3-B (flammable)HP3 (flammable)
H4 (irritant)HP4 (irritant – skin irritation and eye damage)
H5 (harmful)

HP5 (specific target organ toxicity (STOT)/aspiration toxicity); and

HP6 (acute toxicity)

H6 (toxic)

HP5 (specific target organ toxicity (STOT)/aspiration toxicity); and

HP6 (acute toxicity)

H7 (carcinogenic)HP7 (carcinogenic)
H8 (corrosive)HP8 (corrosive)
H9 (infectious)HP9 (infectious)
H10 (toxic for reproduction)HP10 (toxic for reproduction)
H11 (mutagenic)HP11(mutagenic)
H12 (waste which releases toxic or very toxic gases in contact with water, air or an acid)HP12 (release of an acute toxic gas)
H13 (sensitizing)HP13 (sensitising)
H14 (ecotoxic)HP14 (ecotoxic)
H15 (waste capable by any means, after disposal, of yielding another substance, e.g. a leachate, which possesses any of the characteristics listed above)HP15 (waste capable of exhibiting a hazardous property listed above not directly displayed by the original waste)

(2) In this paragraph—

outdated hazardous waste code” means a code or description of a code set out in Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste (properties of waste which render it hazardous), as adopted on 19th November 2008 M1;

updated code” means a code or description of a code set out in Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1357/2014 replacing Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste M2.

Marginal Citations

M1OJ No L 312, 22.11.2008, p.3.

M2OJ No L 365, 19.12.2014, p.89.

Modifications relating to list of wastes codesU.K.

2.—(1) Any reference in a permit or standard rule to a six-digit code in the outdated List of Wastes is taken to be a reference to the equivalent six-digit code in the updated List.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

outdated List of Wastes” means—

(a)

the EU List of Wastes, as adopted on 3rd May 2000 M3;

(b)

the EU List of Wastes, as amended by Commission Decision 2001/118/EC amending Decision 2000/532 as regards the list of wastes M4;

(c)

the EU List of Wastes, as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/119/EC amending Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste M5;

(d)

the EU List of Wastes, as last amended by Council Decision 2001/573/EC amending Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list of wastes M6; or

(e)

any of those lists as they were from time to time set out in the List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005;

six-digit code” means a six-digit code or a description of a six-digit code;

updated List” means the list established by the EU List of Wastes, as last amended by Commission Decision 2014/955/EU amending Decision 2000/532/EC on the list of waste pursuant to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council M7.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2), “the EU List of Wastes” means Commission Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste.

Marginal Citations

M3OJ No L 226, 6.9.2000, p.3.

M4OJ No L 47, 16.2.2001, p.1.

M5OJ No L 47, 16.2.2001, p.32.

M6OJ No L 203, 28.7.2001, p.18.

M7OJ No L 370, 30.12.2014, p.44.

Meaning of permit and standard ruleU.K.

3.  In this Schedule—

permit” has the meaning given to “environmental permit” in regulation 13(1) of [F1the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016] and includes a marine licence granted under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 M8;

standard rule” means any rule published under regulation 26(5) of [F1the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016].

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